Blowing in the wind: Fishermen threaten South Korea carbon plans


South Korea's carbon neutrality plans could be delayed due to opposition from fishermen, who are protesting the intrusion of off-shore wind turbines. — AFP

Resource-poor South Korea wants to spend billions on wind power to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, but its plans are being delayed by fishermen who say the fight against climate change threatens their catches.

The centrepiece of the scheme is what the government says will be the world's biggest offshore wind power complex.

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